Kabei Our Mother (Japanese) 2008
Aka: Kaabee,
Year: 2008
Directed: Yôji Yamada
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 133 min
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Cast: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tadanobu Asano, Mitsugoro Bando
Imdb: Kaabee
Synopsis / Plot
Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to night to maintain the household and bring up her two daughters with the support of Shigeru’s sister Hisako and Shigeru’s ex-student Yamazaki, but her husband does not return. WWII breaks out and casts dark shadows on the entire country, but Kayo still tries to keep her cheerful determination, and sustain the family with her love. This is an emotional drama of a mother and an eternal message for peace.
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I thought this was a fine story. Usually these types of movies are always said to be war propaganda against America. Even if they are, so what. I just take it for what it is. A Japanese family living through those times. What happened, happened and there’s no changing it.
I can barely imagine how tough it must have been for the Nogami family. Tobei really got screwed for writing about his opinion of Japan. It seemed very unjust for him to be jailed, but I suppose in Japan everyone has to think the same. Kabei sure had to shoulder a lot of burdens as a woman and I thought she was so strong.
I thought the ending was very touching and things turned out pretty much as I thought they would. I’m a sucker for Japanese films that cover families in wartime. I definitely think the film is worth watching. They say this film is a nominal tear-jerker, but how can one not feel saddened by such hardships.